In the program, Rex will share his personal experiences with education reform and his observations on how voting impacts the outcome of educational policies in the state. Additional topics include how students can get involved in the voting process and statistics about voting in South Carolina.

Rex was formerly the dean of education at Winthrop. He was also state superintendent of education for four years. Some of his achievements during his time included replacing the Palmetto Achievement Test (PACT) with the Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS), reforming the state’s system of annual school report cards and creating the Office of Public School Choice and Innovation.